Sir David Amess: British MP stabbed to death

British MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed. A Conservative backbencher for nearly 40 years, the 69-year-old father of five entered Parliament in 1983 as the MP for Basildon. We'll hear more about who he was and what he was known for.

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(Photo:Forensic specialists work at the scene where MP David Amess was killed in a stabbing. Credit: Reuters/Tony O"Brien)